In this week’s WNC Wellness review: UNC study on the benefits of Tai Chi; “The Asheville Project” diabetes initiative to be adopted and expanded; the traditional Chinese medicine solution to flu prevention; chemicals in fast food wrappers show up in human blood; & more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: YMCA receives $50K to fight obesity; Pardee CEO resigns; BPA from thermal paper receipts passes through skin; flu shots available at Buncombe Department of Health; a Pardee health event for girls 12–19; & more
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: advice for the flu season; Buncombe County government restructures its health & dental services; Buncombe County Medical Society hosted a candidates forum; Asheville-based institute receives funding to study acupuncturists’ herbs; two of Asheville’s oldest allergy & asthma practices join forces; and more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Free Tai Chi classes in Pack Square Park; UNC School of Medicine to expand; no sale for Pardee Hospital; physician shortage up 50 percent from estimates; & more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Henderson County to discuss Pardee sale; medical school at Mission here to stay; local blog discusses flu shot risks; common chemical BPA declared toxic by Canada; & more
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Natural products find a footing in Asheville; WNC Red Cross launches “CPR Made Simple”; Mission CEO says system will do more with less; meditation used to battle cancer; and more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Exercise is better for you if it’s fun; North Carlina to receive $2.5 million for primary care education; less sewage leaking in Buncombe County; baby carrots rebranded as junk food; and more
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Asheville faces a doctor shortage; flu vaccines arrive early; Pardee celebrates new partnerships; studies show Chinese herbs heal anemia.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Land-of-Sky Wellness Expo TODAY; Qigong relieves chronic pain; Flu tips from WNC Red Cross; Mission overhauls Emergency Dept & more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Lake Powhatan to reopen after crypto outbreak; Asheville kids can Yoga, too; Mission CEO says changes loom; YWCA offers ‘Freedom from Smoking’ classes; learn about the benefits of ‘Moai’; and more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Whooping cough on the rise in Asheville; Buncombe Medical Society launches ‘The Physician’s Voice’; a flu vaccine clinic at Blue Ridge Mall; a look at the UNC-Asheville biofeedback lab, and more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Xpress launches a print version of wellness review; YWCA Wellness Open House being held Aug. 30; CDC temporarily closes Lake Powhatan; a protein killer could possibly treat all cancers and many illnesses; the dark side of health antioxidants; sizing up the iPad for healthcare; and more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Meet the new Mission CEO; 10 vices that are good for you; Blue Cross seeks to raise price of NC individual policies; Tai Chi reported to ease fibromyalgia; FDA OKs mobile app for managing diabetes & more
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: A YWCA wellness open house; pharmacy school to open in Hendersonville; Earth Fare kicks off its Healthy Lunch challenge; the risks and benefits of soy; Music Therapist named Employee of the Month; and more
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: free dental clinic in Asheville this weekend, Buncombe County Health Services are moving; why are food allergies on the rise?; three-day waits for emergency psych care in NC; Asheville YWCA announces new family fitness; and more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Pardee Hospital on WLOS, more AIDS drugs get funding; Mission student internships available; Asheville Veterans Affairs center to start medical foster program; calcium supplements may raise heart-attack risk & more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Tick diseases are on the rise in NC; new Alzheimer’s approach has potential; Hendersonville nonprofit MemoryCare celebrates 10 years; a UNC/Kerr study on the pharmacist/patient relationship; painless vaccines; a camp for children with asthma; and more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Asheville Community Yoga Center announces summer events; a state mental health agency battles its sister nonprofit; grants awarded to Buncombe Health Department and Bent Creek Institute; holistic dentistry; the risks of food dyes; exercise reduces depression; and more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: the Asheville Pedal Project; counties receive healthy-living grants; how to survive bad air days; an FDA recall; what we still don’t know about sunscreens; & more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Mission and Pardee hospitals announce a collaborative outlet, which provokes Park Ridge Hospital; is eating healthy a psychological disorder?; UNC hospitals named ‘Top 100 Value’; a genetic test for longevity; fructose leads to high blood pressure & more.
In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Mission is named 51st best hospital in USA, Kellogg’s recalls cereals, toxic asbestos was found at Asheville High School — plus notes on ginger as a pain-reducing agent, health tips for picnicking, a headache report and more.
